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Yoga guru 'detained at Heathrow' Yoga guru Swami Ramdevji allowed to stay in UK
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A spiritual leader who was due to lead a 1,500-strong yoga class was detained at Heathrow airport for eight hours, his supporters have said. A spiritual leader who was detained at Heathrow airport for eight hours after arriving from India has been allowed to stay in the country.
Swami Ramdevji, 47, who is also known as Baba Ramdev, was expected to lead the class in Glasgow on Monday. Swami Ramdevji, 47, also known as Baba Ramdev, was stopped by officials at Heathrow Airport on Friday.
But his supporters said he was stopped at Heathrow Airport on Friday. He arrived ahead of a 1,500-strong yoga class he was due to lead in Glasgow on Monday.
Ramdevji was given a 24-hour visa and instructed to return to Terminal Five on Saturday afternoon, when supporters fear he will be told to leave. Ramdevji was given a 24-hour visa and instructed to return to Terminal Five on Saturday afternoon.
He arrived at the airport on Saturday with Leicester East MP Keith Vaz and was mobbed by more than 150 supporters. His supporters feared he would be told to leave but immigration officials ruled he could stay.
In the melee the Baba, dressed in sandals and an orange robe, nearly lost his clothing. He arrived at the airport on Saturday with Leicester East MP Keith Vaz, and was mobbed by more than 150 supporters.
He addressed the throng in Hindi before he and Mr Vaz met the chief immigration official. In the melee Ramdevji, who was dressed in sandals and an orange robe, nearly lost his clothing.
Mr Vaz said: "What has happened is not acceptable. 'Matter of concern'
"No reason was given for him being held but we will find out what happened." Emerging from a brief meeting with Heathrow officials, Mr Vaz said the guru was now allowed to stay.
Supporters claimed he could have been targeted by the Indian authorities for speaking out about corruption back home. He added: "However, it is still a matter of concern to his many supporters and thousands of people who couldn't be here today that he should have been treated in the way he was treated when he arrived at Heathrow.
"No Indian citizen with a valid visa entering the UK for lawful purposes should be held in this way.
"This is a very serious situation that occurred."
Mr Vaz said he would pursue a fuller explanation later.
Ramdevji, who is only in the UK until Tuesday, said he had no problem with the UK government and added he would like to come back for up to three months.
Supporters have claimed he could have been targeted by the Indian authorities for speaking out about corruption back home.
The organisers of his visit said they had contacted Hindu temples throughout the UK asking for people to protest at the airport against the move.The organisers of his visit said they had contacted Hindu temples throughout the UK asking for people to protest at the airport against the move.
Worldwide followingWorldwide following
Ramdevji reportedly has an 85 million-strong worldwide following and his own television channel in India.Ramdevji reportedly has an 85 million-strong worldwide following and his own television channel in India.
He has run prominent campaigns in India, including hunger strikes, protesting against corruption in government.He has run prominent campaigns in India, including hunger strikes, protesting against corruption in government.
A trust run by Ramdevji bought the island of Little Cumbrae just off the coast of Largs in south west Scotland and established it as a yoga centre two years ago.A trust run by Ramdevji bought the island of Little Cumbrae just off the coast of Largs in south west Scotland and established it as a yoga centre two years ago.
A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We would not comment on individual cases."A Home Office spokeswoman said: "We would not comment on individual cases."
Media reports in India said Ramdevji was detained because he arrived at Heathrow on a visitor's visa instead of a business visa.Media reports in India said Ramdevji was detained because he arrived at Heathrow on a visitor's visa instead of a business visa.
His spokesman SK Tejarawala was reported as saying: "It was not clear why the yoga guru was detained for over six hours at Heathrow. He was not carrying anything with him except a small bag of personal effects.His spokesman SK Tejarawala was reported as saying: "It was not clear why the yoga guru was detained for over six hours at Heathrow. He was not carrying anything with him except a small bag of personal effects.
"It is for the British authorities to explain why he was detained.""It is for the British authorities to explain why he was detained."